About Emilio Gil

Emilio Gil is a Graphic Designer and founder of Tau Diseño. A studio representing over 3 decades of graphic design and corporate identity, Tau is considered a pioneer within the Spanish design and communications sector.

Educated in the New York School of Visual Arts under Milton Glaser, James McMullan and Ed Benguiat, Emilio also studied exhibition curation at Central Saint Martins (London). Among awards received are a gold Laus in 1995 for editorial design, British Donside award, and ‘certificate of excellence’ from the Type Directors Club, New York in 1995.

Teaching titles include Professor of the Master in Edition at the Santillana Formación and the University of Salamanca and collaborating teacher at the Carlos III and European Universities of Madrid. Director of various summer study programmes for the Universidad Complutense at their main campus in El Escorial (Madrid).